Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered an important speech at a grand gathering celebrating the centenary of the CPC's founding at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Thursday.
Here are the highlights:
- China has realized the first centenary goal -- building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
- The CPC has united and led the Chinese people over the past 100 years for one ultimate theme -- bringing about the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
- Seeking happiness for people and national rejuvenation has been Party's aspiration and mission since founding.
- The Party unites and leads the Chinese people in fighting bloody battles with unyielding determination, achieving great success in the new-democratic revolution.
- The Party unites and leads the Chinese people in endeavoring to build a stronger China with a spirit of self-reliance, achieving great success in socialist revolution and construction.
- The Party unites and leads the Chinese people in freeing the mind and forging ahead, achieving great success in reform, opening up, and socialist modernization.
- The Party unites and leads the Chinese people in pursuing a great struggle, a great project, a great cause, and a great dream through a spirit of self-confidence, self-reliance, and innovation, achieving great success for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
- China's success hinges on the Party.
- The firm leadership of the CPC must be upheld.
- Only socialism could save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics could develop China.
- China's success hinges on the Party.
- The firm leadership of the CPC must be upheld.
- Only socialism could save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics could develop China.
- By pursuing reform and opening-up, a crucial move in making China what it is today, China had caught up with times.
- The people are the true heroes, for it is they who create history.
- The great founding spirit of the CPC is the Party's source of strengt